Assisted Living in Connecticut: A Family Guide

Facts checked September 28, 2026 against official Connecticut sources

What assisted living is called in Connecticut, what it costs, how Medicaid can help, how to check a community’s license and inspections, and who to call if something goes wrong. Every fact links to the official source.

Licensed by

Connecticut Department of Public Health, Facility Licensing and Investigations Section (FLIS)¹

Licensed communities on Lilisity

231 assisted living

Medicaid help

Limited: Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE): Assisted Living Services²

Typical cost

$9,118 a month (state median, CareScout 2025)

Long-term care ombudsman

860-424-5200³

What assisted living is called in Connecticut

• Assisted Living Services Agency (ALSA)The licensed agency that gives nursing services and help with daily activities. In Connecticut, the state licenses this care agency.⁴
• Managed Residential Community (MRC)The housing part of assisted living. A managed residential community that wants to offer assisted living services must either get licensed as an ALSA or arrange care from a licensed ALSA.⁴
• Dementia special care unit or programA locked, secured, or separate unit or program for people with Alzheimer's or dementia, or any place that markets itself as offering special dementia care.⁴

Memory care rules

Any assisted living setting that locks or separates residents with dementia, or markets special dementia care, is a dementia special care unit or program. It must give families a signed written disclosure covering its philosophy, admission and discharge rules, care planning, staffing and training, physical setting, activities, family role, and costs.⁴

Questions to ask memory care about nights.

What assisted living costs in Connecticut

The median cost of assisted living in Connecticut is $9,118 a month, above the national median of $6,200 (CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, collected July to November 2025). Prices vary with the apartment, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet, including care-level fees.

If more care is needed later: nursing home costs in Connecticut, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates Connecticut nursing homes publish.

Plan with our free tools: how long will the money last? and home care or assisted living?

Paying for assisted living in Connecticut

Medicare does not pay for assisted living. Families pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or benefits such as VA Aid and Attendance (estimate it). Who actually pays for long-term care.

Medicaid. The state's Home Care Program for Elders can pay for assisted living services (not room and board) for eligible people 65 and older, but only in certain settings: state-funded congregate housing, HUD housing, four affordable assisted living demonstration sites, and a private assisted living pilot with limited slots and a waiting list. Program: Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE): Assisted Living Services.² Medicaid does not pay rent or meals in assisted living in any state, and not every community accepts it, so ask each one.

How to check a community in Connecticut

Look up a license. Use the state eLicense lookup and choose the Assisted Living Service Agency license type to check whether a care agency is licensed and active. Search Connecticut’s records.⁵

Inspection reports. Connecticut does not post assisted living inspection reports on a public website. Ask the community for its recent inspection reports and plans of correction, or call the Department of Public Health's Facility Licensing and Investigations Section at 860-509-7400.⁶

Always visit in person, at a mealtime or in the evening if you can. Bring the tour scorecard and the 8 tour questions.

If something goes wrong

Complaints about care or conditions. The Department of Public Health's FLIS oversees all licensed health care facilities and takes complaints through an online form. The Long Term Care Ombudsman (860-424-5200) also helps residents of assisted living. file online.⁷

Abuse, neglect or exploitation. How to report.⁷ If someone is in danger, call 911.

The long-term care ombudsman is a free advocate for residents of assisted living and nursing homes: they help resolve problems with a community, including move-out notices. Call 860-424-5200 or find your local ombudsman.³

Find assisted living in Connecticut

Assisted living by city

Every community and county in Connecticut

Sources

1. Licensing agency (portal.ct.gov)
2. Medicaid (portal.ct.gov)
3. Ombudsman (portal.ct.gov)
4. License types, memory care rules (cga.ct.gov)
5. License lookup (elicense.ct.gov)
6. Inspection reports (portal.ct.gov)
7. Complaints, reporting abuse (portal.ct.gov)
8. CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 (state medians)

Facts checked against these official sources on September 28, 2026. Rules and programs change; confirm with the agency before making a decision. General information, not legal or financial advice.